Age old Guitar Hero poll

[leatherpantsman]

Seen him a couple of times.

You don't know whether to close your eyes and float away with his music or just watch in awe at his playing.

There's many like him too. Check out Jon Gomm. But he sings too.

And for the older generation what about Stanley Jordan. He did a mental version of Eleanor Rigby on the Tube on Channel 4 about thirty years ago. Greta style.

I could go on all day..............................................

[Arginald Valleywater]

As I said this topic is as broad as long. Ask a pop fan and they will say Noel G, ask a musician and you will get a name you need to look up on You Tube!

[Sam Slater]

Anyone mentioned Duane Allman yet?

Mind you, I love the bluesy rock stuff so maybe I'm biased but to me his guitar playing sings to me.

[Arginald Valleywater]

I was waiting for someone to mention Allman....lots of admirers out there. Derek Trucks is another loved by musicians.

[Zulunoze]

Geordie from Killing Joke. Epic sound.

[Taffoski]

Here we go, in no order

Angus Young
Wolf Hoffman
Steve Hunter
Duane Allman
Mick Box
Joe Satriani
Jimi Hendrix
Tony Macalpine
Vinnie Moore
Kirk Hammett
Tony Iommi
Leslie West
Robert Johnson
Guthrie Govan
Jeff Waters
Alex Lifeson
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Robert Fripp
Joe Bonnamassa
Neil Young
Ritchie Blackmore
Yngwie Malmsteen
Steve Morse
Robben Ford
Shawn Lane
Frank Marino (Steve R, I have a lot of good quality bootlegs if you are interested)
Frank Zappa
Gary Moore
Kai Hansen
Eddie Hazel
Steve Hacket
Steve Howe
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Healey
Wes Mongomery
Michael Schenker
Stanley Jordan
John Norum
John Lee Hooker
Randy Rhoads
Mark Reale

and last but not least my favourite of all time

Tommy Bolin. Legend in my eyes.

All the above plus many more have brought me a lot of enjoyment listening to or seeing them live.

[thealtruist]

Pete Townshend.

But I'm a Who fanatic so maybe I'm biased.

[mark cremona]

for those of you interested, this is a fascinating site on the subject.

[andy at handiwork]

Ry Cooder
Richard Thompson
Roy Buchanan
Bill Nelson

[Buckley]

Have to agree with Arginald, it does depend in which decade you grew up.

My list is easy:
Father son and holy ghost - Beck, Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac), Hendrix.
Listen to the new Hendrix album People, Hell and Angels!
What Hendrix may be doing today had he lived can only be conjecture - Beck however continues to play, to improve and to innovate. If you lived here in the USA you'd have seen a lot of him on TV in the past 12 months: and seemingly with President Obama in the audience.

Add to those in no particular order:
Duanne Allman
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Chuck Berry - let's face it he wrote most of the original signature RnR riffs
Carlos Santana
JJ Cale - Clapton copped a lot of Cale's songs and used his licks - Cocaine, Lay down Sally, Tulsa Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcEW2dj6 ... ure=relmfu

If you have 2 hours to spare this is the ARMS concert at Madison square Garden in '83. Check out Andy Fairweather Low, he toured with Clapton on the Unplugged tours, no mean guitarist himself.